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    Homemade Engine Heater

    I initially thought of having the Peltier strapped to the fuel tank to cool the fuel. "Rumours" had it that cold fuel might increase performance somehow, but the heatsink and the fan that were required to dissipate the heat on the hot side (since it won't get cold otherwise) were just not worth...
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    Homemade Engine Heater

    Thanks for the pics! They look like Santa used them to spread gifts during a snowy night lol. Don't the plastic parts also take damage from the cold water? I bet it's also kinda hard to control on the more icy portions of land.
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    Homemade Engine Heater

    That is, you won't see me outside when it's snowing, since I'm a racer. If snow somehow does get in the fur, I'd try and counter the cold water with the Peltier module's heating. This heater aims to keep it warm until startup, or warm it up quickly if it'd been in the cold for too long. Chances...
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    Homemade Engine Heater

    Scandinavian winters (hell, summers too) are cold, and since I heard that cold starting is a killer (both for me and the engine), I built an easily portable engine heater. All I needed was a sock, my mom's sewing kit, a switch and a Peltier module. Here is the heater before sewing it: And...
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